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WOMEX Teams Up with Native Instruments for Metapop Remix Competition

World Music Central News Room November 18, 2020 No Comments womexworld music

For the first time, the World Music Expo (WOMEX) has partnered with the Berlin-based Native Instruments, a prominent manufacturer of software and hardware for computer-based…

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Sarangi Maestro Lakha Khan Releases Live at Global

World Music Central News Room November 18, 2020 No Comments Indian musicLakha Khansarangi

Lakha Khan, one of the greatest players of the Indian sarangi (bowed instrument) has released a live album recorded in Copenhagen. Live at Global (Amarrass…

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Polyphonic Georgian Vocal Choir Zedashe Ensemble to Release Silver Sanctuary this Week

World Music Central News Room November 17, 2020 2 Comments Georgian musicZedashe ensemble

Zedashe Ensemble, a polyphonic vocal choir and dance group from the nation of Georgia, is set to release its 9th album Silver Sanctuary (Electric Cowbell…

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Hybrid Flamenco Innovator El Canijo de Jerez Releases “Constelaciones de Humo”

World Music Central News Room November 15, 2020 No Comments Canijo de JerezFlamencoSpanish musicworld fusion

Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist El Canijo de Jerez has released a new album titled “Constelaciones de Humo” (Smoke Constellations). This is a self-produced recording on…

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Nordic Band Wardruna Releases Kvitravn Music Video

World Music Central News Room November 14, 2020 No Comments Nordic musicNorwegian musicScandinavian musicWardruna

Innovative Scandinavian band Wardruna has unveiled the music video for the title track of its upcoming fifth full length album, Kvitravn (White Raven).  The album…

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Czech Duo Tara Fuki Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Motyle

World Music Central News Room November 13, 2020 No Comments Czech musicTara Fuki

Cellists Andrea and Dorota formed Tara Fuki twenty years ago. They are celebrating this remarkable collaboration with a new album titled Motyle (Indies Scope records),…

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Ragas Live Festival 2020 to Feature Legends of World Music from 13 cities Around the Globe

World Music Central News Room November 13, 2020 No Comments Indian musicRagas Live Festivalworld music

The founders of New York City’s Ragas Live Festival realized they couldn’t have a 24-hour live festival this year. Instead, they decided to live stream…

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Elida Almeida Releases Gerasonobu

World Music Central News Room November 10, 2020 No Comments Cape Verdean musicElida Almeida

Elida Almeida, a 27-year old singer form Cape Verde, has a new album titled Gerasonobu. Although Almeida’s roots lie on the island of Santiago, she…

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The Havana Meets Kingston Project Returns with Volume 2

World Music Central News Room November 8, 2020 No Comments Barbarito TorresCimafunkCuban musicJamaican musicReggae

Mista Savona Presents Havana Meets Kingston Part 2 will be released in 2021. This is the follow up to the acclaimed 2017 debut album. A…

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Nation Beat Releases “The Royal Chase” Video

World Music Central News Room November 7, 2020 No Comments Brazilian musicNation Beat

The Nation Beat collective, led by drummer and percussionist Scott Kettner has released a new music video. The song is the title track of the…

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